John P. Roco

John P. Roco is a candidate for U.S. Representative District 3 Primary Election in 2026 in Congressional District 3, Washington.

Candidate for U.S. Representative in Centralia, WA

Also running: Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Brent Hennrich, John Saulie-Rohman, Troy Rasband, John Braun, Antony Barran, Austin Braswell, Lawrence Kellogg.

John Roco, a 60-year-old Chehalis native, is a Republican running for U.S. Representative to Washington's 3rd Congressional District in the August 4, 2026 primary. He has a diverse background, having worked as a counselor, professor, producer, actor, and politician. Formerly, he ran an anger management practice and was a nutrition and psychology professor in Honolulu. Roco has prior political experience, having unsuccessfully run for U.S. Senate in Hawaii three times (2010, 2014, 2016) and as a write-in presidential candidate in 2024. He is motivated to protect the U.S. and develop Southwest Washington. Key policy positions include removing diversity, equity, and inclusion policies from the U.S. Army, addressing migrant issues, and preventing sexually violent predators from being placed near children. He currently resides in Centralia.